'We'll get tough with old regime'.

(From The Nation (Thailand))

Byline: The Nation.

Govt to eradicate vested interests, as premier reassures foreign investors

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont yesterday vowed to act tough against remnants of the previous government once and for all while promising to create a level playing field in the foreign business law and tighten rules to tackle government corruption and also reform the police force.

Surayud sought to reassure some 700 members of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce and the international business community that his interim government was capable of overseeing political and economic stability during its brief term.

"I am confident that this current transition will also be accomplished successfully, although no one should underestimate the great challenges we face," he said.

"Deeply entrenched vested …